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Place North West @placenorthwest.bsky.social · Aug 21
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👉 Vistry picks up 534-home Wirral site www.placenorthwest.co.uk/vistry-picks...
Vistry picks up 534-home Wirral site - Place North West
The housebuilder is pressing ahead with proposals for 191 market homes, 233 affordable properties, and a 110-unit extra care scheme after Grammont Group secured outline approval for the plot in Brombo...
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𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 (1/3)

👉 Vistry picks up 534-home Wirral site www.placenorthwest.co.uk/vistry-picks...
Vistry picks up 534-home Wirral site - Place North West
The housebuilder is pressing ahead with proposals for 191 market homes, 233 affordable properties, and a 110-unit extra care scheme after Grammont Group secured outline approval for the plot in Brombo...
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August 21, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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👉 Wigan pulls land for 5m sq ft of employment space from local plan www.placenorthwest.co.uk/wigan-pulls-...
Wigan pulls land for 5m sq ft of employment space from local plan - Place North West
The council has opted not to include four Green Belt sites in its refreshed local plan in response to concerns from residents and politicians. The authority has also formally objected to Peel Land’s G...
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August 20, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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👉 Wain Estates ramps up plans for 100-acre Swinton neighbourhood www.placenorthwest.co.uk/wain-estates...
Wain Estates ramps up plans for 100-acre Swinton neighbourhood - Place North West
The former Swinton Park Golf Club off the East Lancs Road could be redeveloped into 700 homes under plans worked up by the land promoter, which acquired the site nine years ago.
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August 19, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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👉 Signature’s Kenwright disqualified as director shorturl.at/bwyoB
Signature’s Kenwright disqualified as director - Place North West
Lawrence Kenwright has been banned from running companies until 2031 just weeks after the Serious Fraud Office dropped an investigation into the Liverpool property developer.
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August 18, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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👉 Manchester details Piccadilly Gardens redesign www.placenorthwest.co.uk/manchester-d...
Manchester details Piccadilly Gardens redesign - Place North West
Plans submitted for the Planit-led refresh of the contentious public space in the city centre include more than doubling the size of the children’s play area, planting 49 trees, and the relocation of ...
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August 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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👉 GM Mayor pushes for second look at warehouse planning policy www.placenorthwest.co.uk/gm-mayor-pus...
GM Mayor pushes for second look at warehouse planning policy - Place North West
PLP’s controversial Astley Park industrial scheme in Wigan necessitates changes to the planning system, according to Greater Manchester Mayor Bev Craig.
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August 14, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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👉 Forshaw, AND Capital form £185m Northern resi fund www.placenorthwest.co.uk/forshaw-and-...
Forshaw, AND Capital form £185m Northern resi fund - Place North West
The Bolton-based developer has signed a letter of intent with the Canadian equity firm to scale up its delivery of homes and hotel rooms across the North of England.
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August 13, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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👉 IN FOCUS | Stockport’s solution to high street decline and improved council services www.placenorthwest.co.uk/in-focus-sto...
IN FOCUS | Stockport’s solution to high street decline and improved council services - Place North West
A little over a year since opening its doors for the first time, Stockroom has welcomed more than a million visitors and contributed to a 15% rise in footfall at the council-owned Merseyway Shopping C...
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August 12, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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👉 Craig to create GM High Streets Taskforce www.placenorthwest.co.uk/craig-to-cre...
Craig to create GM High Streets Taskforce - Place North West
Armed with the soon-to-be-launched £20m Good Growth High Streets Fund, the collective will help drive Greater Manchester’s approach to revitalising town and city centres.
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August 11, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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👉 Campaigners force Henley's skyscraper back to Salford committee www.placenorthwest.co.uk/campaigners-...
August 10, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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👉 Kier set for Star Square appointment in Blackburn www.placenorthwest.co.uk/kier-set-for...
Kier set for Star Square appointment in Blackburn - Place North West
The contractor has been confirmed as the preferred bidder to deliver the £45m regeneration project, which will be anchored by Star Academies.
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August 7, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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👉 Peel seeks full control of Harworth with £583m cash bid www.placenorthwest.co.uk/peel-seeks-f...
August 6, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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👉 Glenbrook works up more Manchester resi www.placenorthwest.co.uk/glenbrook-wo...
August 5, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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👉 Davos, Brickland press ahead with Norton scrap redevelopment www.placenorthwest.co.uk/davos-brickl...
August 4, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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👉 Manchester office take-up down 100,000 sq ft in Q2 www.placenorthwest.co.uk/manchester-o...
August 3, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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👉 Wrexham on the hunt for developer for £30m office www.placenorthwest.co.uk/wrexham-on-t...
Wrexham on the hunt for developer for £30m office - Place North West
The county council is inviting bids through the Pagabo framework for phase one of the Wrexham Gateway project, the creation of a 70,000 sq ft Grade A office close to the city’s main train station.
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July 31, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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👉 Go-ahead granted for Crewe gateway flats www.placenorthwest.co.uk/go-ahead-gra...
Go-ahead granted for Crewe gateway flats - Place North West
The conversion of Breeden House and Regency Court will bring 108 apartments to the town centre. Elsewhere, a 101-home proposal for Holmes Chapel was rejected, with concerns raised by neighbouring empl...
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July 30, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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👉 Liverpool-to-Manchester rail link land row heads to High Court www.placenorthwest.co.uk/liverpool-to...
Liverpool-to-Manchester rail link land row heads to High Court - Place North West
Bridgemere Group and subsidiary Castle Green Homes have been granted permission to challenge the Department for Transport’s decision to delay the approval of the developers’ 330-home scheme on land in...
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July 29, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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👉 High Court blocks Stockport’s challenge over 540 Woodford homes www.placenorthwest.co.uk/high-court-b...
High Court blocks Stockport’s challenge over 540 Woodford homes - Place North West
The Planning Inspectorate’s decision to overturn the council’s rejection of Harrow Estates' 84-acre extension of Woodford Garden Village has been upheld - but the legal challenge is not over yet.
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July 28, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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👉 Controversial Manchester tower pulled www.placenorthwest.co.uk/controversia...
Controversial Manchester tower pulled - Place North West
There has been radio silence on Arrowsmith Management’s plans for a 26-storey residential scheme next to the Britons Protection pub since they were lodged in 2022. Four years on, the proposal has been...
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July 27, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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👉 New Century rejig fleshed out shorturl.at/LunKw
New Century rejig fleshed out - Place North West
The food hall element of the leisure destination in Manchester's NOMA district has not proven commercially viable, paving the way for it to be replaced by a second space for live music events.
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July 24, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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👉 What impact will No10 North have on the Manchester office market? shorturl.at/sBXGV
What impact will No10 North have on the Manchester office market? - Place North West
Expect rising rents, an increase in take-up, and growing investor appetite as Prime Minister Andy Burnham transforms the city into the country’s second seat of power.
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July 23, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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👉 Peel reduces Gibfield Park industrial aspiration by 100,000 sq ft shorturl.at/QcMpP
Peel reduces Gibfield Park industrial aspiration by 100,000 sq ft - Place North West
Having originally planned to deliver around 490,000 sq ft of employment space as part of the Wigan masterplan, the landowner has decreased the overall amount to 375,000 sq ft.
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July 22, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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👉 Torsion Construction on the brink of collapse shorturl.at/6v8cG
Torsion Construction on the brink of collapse - Place North West
The Yorkshire-based contractor has filed a notice of its intention to appoint administrators, a move that will impact schemes on both sides of the Pennines.
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July 21, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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👉 The big ask for Burnham www.placenorthwest.co.uk/the-big-ask-...
The big ask for Burnham - Place North West
Prime Minister Andy Burnham will begin his tenure at No10 today. Here are what senior figures in the built environment, local politics, and education want to see him prioritise.
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July 20, 2026 at 11:15 AM